is not, in one respect at any rate, so lucky og his great predecessor, in that he must his Government while a great p of Northern India is plunged in ti gloom of famine, Gaunt hanger stelke the land, and no matter how prepared paternal Government may be to relieve the distressed, much suffering is inovitable. In Mailrés Presidency where much anxiety was felt owing to the partial unusual amount of rain which month; ploughing and sowing and' of happy industry are overyw#l evidence, the crops though six month late, may yet, if the season continues favourable, ripen in time to bring down the prices which are uncomfortably' high; though actual scarcity is happily' absent. Bia Lord Curzon, fo carry out their threats and was surprised when the peasantry turned out to he number of about three hundred and ied out their threat, completely de-rong, to do away with the salt in connection with that. last word wes that the mandarin. was making preparations to defend the city by closing the gates and placing a strong gaurd of soldiers on the wall. An interesting time wus anticipated on Saturday, we have not learned the result. Miss the only foreigners ut that pi the advice of the mandarin, Iwas no evidence of anything anti-foreign the mandarin could not vouch for their since their quarters were located outside the city walls, where the soldiers [vould fire on the mob should such measures become necessary. This incident la only one indication among many of an unrest that is becoming quite general.
The Boycott, In Yangchow the boycott has as yet amounted to little more than to furnish fan interesting subject of conversation. the natives discuss: it and' re-discuss it; but American goods are as much in evidence on the market as: ever. There is more or Jose feeling against Americans land anything "American, however, and the people here' will doubtless be ready to join in any movement the Shanghai merchants advocate, The news of the Lieuchou massacre is coming in somewhat exaggerated form, and this subject is being discussed along with the boycott, Munaar, 26th October.
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